I'm trying to use an external XML file on my site as data storage for its news archive. I'm wondering how to embed it in my HTML page so it will display normally inside of it. I tried using the XML tag but it didn't seem to work for some reason (the page stays blank).

<div class="middle">  <!--Main Body Section-->
<xml src="news_data.xml" id="news" async="false">
</xml>
</div>

I have already applied formatting to the XML file and I'm hoping there's a way to do this without using a frame. I believe this is called making a data island.

Well I've got to admit I've never seen a tag for xml with the syntax and attributes you have posted.

To use xml data directly in a browser you have to write a Transformation sheet (XSLT) or you need some code to parse the XML file and output (X)HTML.

Tutorials at W3 Schools on XML, XSL & XSLT.