$args = array(
 'post_type' => 'post',
 'tax_query' => array(
                    array(
                        'taxonomy' => 'category',
                        'field'    => 'slug',
                        'terms'    => 'News',
                        ),
                    ),
        );

$query = new WP_Query($args);

while($query->have_posts() ): $query->the_post(); ?>

  <?php the_title();

wp_reset_query(); endwhile; ?>

'terms' => 'News'

'terms' => array('News' => 'by-place')