ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Veteran musher Aliy Zirkle is leading in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She is seeking to become the first woman to win in nearly three decades. Zirkle is a three-time second-place finisher in the 1,000-mile (695-kilometer) race. She was first to leave the Ophir checkpoint Wednesday morning, 432 miles (695 kilometers)
