Roma, Ajax and Frankfurt victorious in Europa League. Chelsea wins in 3rd tier

Roma needed a penalty to beat Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 for its first Europa League victory under new coach Ivan Jurić on Thursday.

Summer signing Artem Dovbyk converted from the spot in the 23rd minute to get the Italian team in the win column after a draw and a loss in the second-tier competition.

Ajax beat Qarabag 3-0 in Baku after the home team was reduced to 10 men in the 15th minute when midfielder Júlio Romão received a straight red card.

Kenneth Taylor scored some 20 minutes later. In the second half, Wout Weghorst converted a penalty and substitute Chuba Akpom put the result beyond doubt in the 77th. Two minutes later, Qarabag went down to nine men when Elvin Jafarguliyev also saw a red card.

Eintracht Frankfurt, the 2022 Europa League winner, got a late goal from substitute Hugo Larsson to edge Latvia’s RFS 1-0.

PAOK came from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw with Czech side Viktoria Plzen in Thessaloniki.

Real Sociedad earned its first win, 2-1 away to Maccabi Tel-Aviv in a game played in Belgrade, Serbia due to the regional conflict.

Manchester United will be in action later Thursday at Fenerbahce, while Tottenham hosts Alkmaar.

Chelsea routed Panathinaikos 4-1 in Athens to make it two wins from two in the third-tier Conference League.

João Félix scored twice — his first one set up by Mykhailo Mudryk in the 22nd minute. The visitors added three more in the first 14 minutes of the second half through Mudryk, Felix’s second and Christopher Nkunku’s penalty. Facundo Pellistri netted for Panathinaikos in the 69th.

Jonathan Ikoné’s two goals led Fiorentina passt St. Gallen 4-2 in Switzerland.

Iceland's Vikingur beat Belgium's Cercle Brugge 3-1 to record its first victory in Europe.

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St. Gallen's Lukas Goertler, second right, shoots to score their side's second goal of the game during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between FC St. Gallen and Fiorentina, at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

View of the stadium after fans of Fiorentina used pyrotechnics during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between FC St. Gallen and Fiorentina, at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Fiorentina's Robin Gosens, second from left, scores their side's fourth goal of the game during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between FC St. Gallen and Fiorentina, at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Chelsea's Axel Disai, right, challenges for the ball with Panathinaikos' Georgios Vagiannidis during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Panathinaikos and Chelsea at the Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Chelsea's Joao Felix, second from right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Panathinaikos and Chelsea at the Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Qarabag's Abbas Huseynov, right, challenges for the ball with Ajax's Mika Godts during the Europa League soccer match between Qarabag and Ajax at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo)

Referee Nick Walsh shows a yellow card to Qarabag's Badavi Guseynov, centre left, during the Europa League soccer match between Qarabag and Ajax at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo)

Ajax's Kenneth Taylor celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between Qarabag and Ajax at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo)

Fans of Eintracht Frankfurt hold up their fan scarves during the Europa League soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FK Rigas Futbola Skola, in Frankfurt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller gesticulates during the Europa League soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FK Rigas Futbola Skola, in Frankfurt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Frankfurt's Hugo Larsson celebrates after scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Europa League soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FK Rigas Futbola Skola, in Frankfurt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Roma's Mario Hermoso goes for the header with Dynamo Kyiv's Vladyslav Kabayev during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Roma and Dinamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Dynamo Kyiv's Oleksandr Tymchyk makes an attempt to score during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Roma and Dinamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Roma's Artem Dovbyk celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Roma and Dinamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Roma's Artem Dovbyk scores a penalty his side's first goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Roma and Dinamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

NEW YORK (AP) — A recent Supreme Court decision doesn't mean New York can't enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said Thursday, repeating findings it made a year ago.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan wrote that it had complied with a high court request that it review its December 2023 decision in light of a June ruling by the Supreme Court in another gun case.

The Supreme Court also asked seven other state and federal courts to reexamine their decisions, the 2nd Circuit noted.

The appeals court said the Supreme Court case involved a regulation of firearms “quite different” than New York’s.

Last December, a three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit said New York could continue enforcing laws banning firearms in 20 categories of “sensitive” locations and could require handgun owners to be of “good moral character.”

It also disallowed a requirement that handgun license applicants reveal their social media accounts and blocked a ban on concealed weapons in places such as shops, supermarkets and restaurants.

In 2022, the Supreme Court struck down New York's old rules, which had restricted guns being carried outside the home to people who could show they had a special need for protection.

A New York gun law passed after that decision made it easier for more people to get handgun licenses but also restricted where guns could be carried. The law, which was passed after a white supremacist killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, also banned guns in places such as zoos, playgrounds, schools, theaters, bars, voting locations, buses and airports.

In a footnote, the 2nd Circuit said its ruling comes “at a very early stage of this litigation.”

It said its decision does not determine the ultimate constitutionality of the challenged aspects of the law because the provisions must now be subjected to further argument by lawyers along with historical analysis and any evidence unearthed as the case proceeds.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement that the appeals court upheld the “common-sense measure” she signed into law two years ago.

She said the law was “saving lives across New York” and was a factor in New York having one of the nation's lowest firearm mortality rates.

Gun Owners of America, a lobbying organization involved in the litigation, called Thursday's decision “an incredibly frustrating ruling.”

"The Second Circuit got it wrong the first time, SCOTUS told them so and said try again, and this nearly identical ruling is a slap in the face to the Justices and every gun owner across New York,” Erich Pratt, the group's senior vice president, said in a statement.

Sam Paredes, speaking on behalf of the group's board, said it might again ask the Supreme Court to intercede.

“This ruling will continue to leave innocent New Yorkers, who simply want the ability to protect themselves and their loved ones, defenseless," he said.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement that the ruling was “another victory in our effort to protect all New Yorkers from the scourge of gun violence.”

She added: “After repeated attempts to weaken our gun safety regulations, once again we have prevailed.”

David Pucino, legal director of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun safety group that also submitted papers in the case, said the ruling shows that the “Second Circuit had it right before and the Second Circuit has it right now.”

“Gun safety laws remain constitutional since they are consistent with our history and tradition,” he added.

Associated Press writer Michael Hill in Albany contributed to this report.

Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive places

FILE - In this image provided by The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), new weapon detectors that can be deployed at subway entrances are displayed during a news conference in New York, March 28, 2024. (Marc A. Hermann/Metropolitan Transportation Authority via AP, File)

Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive places