Embracing a quieter auto show in the final year of its winter run   The North American International Auto Show kicked off at Cobo Center this week in downtown Detroit. The event is in its final year as a January staple. From the looks of it, organizers might have waited a year too long to make the switch to warmer weather. (The auto show will next take place in June in 2020.) A number of European automakers stayed away this year, and much of the normal pomp and circumstance is missing from this year's event. MORE ►Chrome grilles and futuristic faces of the 2019 auto show  ►A car cost quiz at the Detroit auto show

An Italian villa that looks like a Caribbean resort is for sale in Metro Detroit   So this is how the .001 percent live. An Italian villa style home in Bloomfield Hills featuring 27 rooms and more than 10,000 square feet (not including the gigantic 7,000 square foot finished basement) is on the market for $10.5 million. Somehow, the opulent structure has only six bedrooms. However, it may be possible to convert one of the home's 12 (!) bathrooms into a guest room with en-suite facilities. MORE ►Rare U.P. property includes a river, a lake and a lodge

Ranking all 15 ballparks in the American League hat Too early to think about baseball season? We think not. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in less than a month! So with the imminent return of the boys of summer, let's rank the American League cathedrals they call home. We'll give you two helpful hints as to which park tops our list: 1) It isn't Comerica Park. 2) Even a chowderhead should get this one. (Or would you pronounce it chow-dah-head?) MORE