Timothy Bella

Washington, D.C.

National and breaking news, policing, politics, culture
Timothy Bella is a staff writer and editor for the General Assignment team, focusing on national news. He was previously the deputy editor of Morning Mix. His work has appeared in outlets such as Esquire, the Atlantic, New York magazine and the Undefeated. His first book, a biography on Charles Barkley, was published in 2022 and earned critical acclaim. His second book, a biography on Sylvester Stallone, will be released in 2026.
Latest from Timothy Bella

Patient shoots and kills surgeon in exam room, police say

Surgeon Benjamin Mauck, 43, was in an exam room when a gunman identified as Larry Pickens, a patient at the Campbell Clinic in Collierville, Tenn., opened fire, authorities say.

July 12, 2023

An egging over a ‘lovers’ quarrel’ ended in murder charges for teens, police say

Sydney Maughon, 18; Jeremy Munson, 18; and McKenzie Davenport, 19, are all charged with malice murder in the shooting of Johnathan Gilbert, 22, in Georgia.

July 10, 2023

The time Clarence Thomas said affirmative action was ‘critical’ for society

Decades later, the Supreme Court justice compared affirmative action to Jim Crow-era laws, saying the programs were used to justify segregation and slavery.

July 1, 2023

Scot Peterson acquitted of all charges in Parkland massacre

The trial of Peterson, 60, marked the first time that a U.S. law enforcement officer has been tried in connection with a school shooting.

June 29, 2023

Police officers jail their toddler for struggling with potty training

“He was crying. I was getting the response I expected from him,” Lt. Michael Schoenbrod said of putting his 3-year-old in jail for having an accident in his pants.

June 29, 2023

Daniel Penny pleads not guilty in subway chokehold death

The arraignment comes two weeks after a grand jury indicted Penny for allegedly placing Neely in a fatal chokehold in a subway train in May.

June 28, 2023

Woman dies after stepping on fire ants at her Georgia home

Cathy Weed, 43, was at her home in Lawrenceville, Ga., when she died because of a severe allergic reaction she had to fire ants, her family said.

June 28, 2023

Black teen shot by White man does not have ‘hatred’ but wants him convicted

Ralph Yarl tells “Good Morning America” how he was shot after going to the wrong house.

June 27, 2023

A teen died while hiking Big Bend. His stepdad died trying to get help.

A 14-year-old boy from Florida fell unconscious while hiking in the West Texas heat, officials said, and his stepfather died in a car crash when he tried to get help.

June 26, 2023

Titan CEO spoke of ‘discount’ parts, journalist invited on submersible says

Journalist Arnie Weissmann said Stockton Rush spoke in May of getting carbon fiber used to make the Titan submersible “at a big discount from Boeing."

June 23, 2023