Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo dead at 82

Former New York governor Mario Cuomo, who lead the state through two recessions and a massive expansion of the prison system, died New Year's Day. Cuomo, 82, had been suffering from a serious heart condition. He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, hours after his son, Andrew Cuomo, was sworn in for the start of his second term as governor of New York. Mario Cuomo, the son of Italian immigrants, grew up in Queens, attended Catholic schools and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from St.…