As 12-year-old Serenity Myers waited to start a round of mini-golf with her grandparents a couple of weeks ago, her eyes wandered over the arcade games that filled the small building leading to the ...

"When I pass by a machine, I give it a look to see if there's a stuffed animal that makes it worth it to play," she told The Associated Press. "Because it's not always worth it; sometimes it's clearly ...

A groundhog wanders among the stuffed toys in a claw machine next to the Meadow’s minigolf course on Tuesday. The critter climbed up the prize chute and was stuck inside awaiting rescue by the Game ...

Employees at Meadows Family Fun Mini Golf spotted the animal scurrying around the stuffed animals Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

Claw machines filled with colorful stuffed animals have long been a popular form of entertainment. You’ll probably find them just about everywhere that arcade games are played, but have you tried to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro — already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers — has a new public enemy: plushies. Or, more ...